ex-vi ☆
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Description:
UTF8-friendly version of traditional vi
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 050325@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: text-editor vi terminal utf-8 development
Install: brew install ex-vi
About:
ex-vi is a modernized version of the classic UNIX vi text editor, updated to fully support UTF-8 character encoding. It provides the familiar modal editing interface of traditional vi while ensuring proper handling of international text. This makes it a lightweight and reliable choice for system administration and development on modern systems.
Key Features:
  • Full UTF-8 character encoding support
  • Classic vi interface and keybindings
  • Lightweight and fast performance
  • Improved compatibility with modern terminals
Use Cases:
  • Editing configuration files on servers
  • Authoring documents with international characters
  • Scripting and programming in a terminal environment
Alternatives:
  • vim – Vim is a highly extensible editor with many advanced features, while ex-vi focuses on being a minimal, UTF-8 compatible version of classic vi.
  • nvi – nvi is the BSD-licensed reimplementation of vi; ex-vi is another fork focused specifically on modernizing the original codebase for UTF-8.
License: BSD-4-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 13, 2025 3:41pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4adad538
Sep 11, 2024 9:47pm 0 VERSION_BUMP db2715e5
Aug 25, 2024 7:52pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 999db05c
Aug 18, 2024 11:47am 0 VERSION_BUMP 83c95bf5
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